Amanda J. Murphy

Amanda J. Murphy serves as Associate Faculty in the Master of Counselling Program at City University of Seattle's Vancouver campus since 2023, leveraging 17 years of frontline crisis response experience and private practice counseling to bridge clinical expertise with pedagogical innovation.

Her academic credentials include a Bachelor of Counselling (BC), Master of Counselling (MC), and Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) designation, with firsthand insight as a CityU MC Program alumna enhancing her student-centered teaching approach.

Research focuses on systemic gaps in crisis intervention training within Canadian counseling curricula, evidenced by her non-traditional Master's thesis developing a prototype standalone course. Current work involves co-creating a research-informed process-experiential therapeutic group for spouses of first responders, targeting high-stress occupational mental health needs through experiential methodologies.

No scientific awards were documented. Her advising philosophy emphasizes relational collaboration and mutual learning, drawing from extensive frontline mentorship experience. Active projects include therapeutic group development for first responders' families and integrating crisis intervention frameworks into academic training.